Bluebird's Songhttps://luciebluebird.com
an excuse for me to shop & indulge in vanity photosThu, 15 Mar 2018 22:15:40 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/e0b0393f720ca862ace00c3b593d4d07?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.pngBluebird's Songhttps://luciebluebird.com
Woodland Friendshttps://luciebluebird.com/2018/03/15/woodland-friends/
https://luciebluebird.com/2018/03/15/woodland-friends/#respondThu, 15 Mar 2018 22:15:31 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/?p=2052Continue reading Woodland Friends]]>Wow, so I’ve had a wild few weeks. I was waiting on insurance approval for surgery but it was expected to take a month or longer, and it was also expected that it would initially be denied and we’d have to submit more documents to get it approved. Instead, they approved it in 5 days and I was given about a week’s notice that I was having surgery! I’m fine, recovering well so far and will be more active again once I’m fully healed.

Even though I’m still recovering, I did want to do a quick spring post because it’s been gloriously warm here in Colorado (frankly, too warm and too dry for this early, but I’m gonna just enjoy it and hope for spring snow!). I created a scene on my sim with some of JIAN‘s adorable little critters, gorgeous flowers and trees from Little Branch and of course, my houses from Trompe Loeil.

]]>https://luciebluebird.com/2018/03/15/woodland-friends/feed/0luciebluebirdChinese and Chillhttps://luciebluebird.com/2018/02/20/chinese-and-chill/
https://luciebluebird.com/2018/02/20/chinese-and-chill/#respondWed, 21 Feb 2018 00:47:00 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/?p=2046Continue reading Chinese and Chill]]>Everyone loves the whole “Netflix and Chill” idea but I was inspired to do a Chinese and Chill shoot when I saw the adorable take out gacha set from Lost Junction that is available at Gacha Garden through February 28th! Not only is this set super cute as decor, but each item also dispenses wearable food. My alt Lorelai is wearing one of the donuts from the Seeds of Inspiration gift of donuts that you get with every 20 pulls of the machine.

I’m wearing the Prove lingerie from Neve, which has both sheer and modest versions (I went for the modest so I didn’t have to make the Flickr rating PG). My alt is wearing le fil casse’s Entrapment bodysuit in Rose Gold. This color is a gift you can grab at Linden Lab’sShop Your Heart Out event through February 26th!

The gorgeous bedroom set we’re sitting in front of is from Cheeky Pea and can be found at the current round of faMESHed. This is the Pascale set and I love the dreamy, pastel watercolor effect this set has. It still feels wintry but with the hope of spring to come. It’s romantic and seemed perfect for this little set up.

I’m wearing Pink Fuel’s gorgeous, limited edition skin tone version of the popular Adeline applier. This tone is called Fawn and I really love it. These can be found at Collabor88 during the current round (through March 5th). My necklace is another Gacha Garden item, from Cae. This is the SOI gift you get for every 20 pulls, which also includes earrings (not seen here).

]]>https://luciebluebird.com/2018/02/20/chinese-and-chill/feed/0luciebluebirdFierce Competitionhttps://luciebluebird.com/2018/02/02/fierce-competition/
https://luciebluebird.com/2018/02/02/fierce-competition/#respondSat, 03 Feb 2018 00:08:39 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/?p=2039Continue reading Fierce Competition]]>The Olympics are coming and I adore them. My pal Brennan from These Conversations Kill was kind enough to gift me these fabulous Nantra skating poses and I was inspired. I have to say I am really impressed by the poses in this collection (which is called Going for Gold). They convey movement so beautifully, which is hard to do in a static pose! You get a stand, there are 8 poses (with mirrors, so 16 total) and there’s even a shape included (I am not using it, but it could be handy if you run into compatibility issues with your shape!).

My top is by Decoy and is part of the Alyssa gacha at the current round of The Epiphany, which runs until February 12th.

Since I have the remnants of the flu and the bronchitis it left in its wake, I’m keeping this one short. Full credits below!

]]>https://luciebluebird.com/2018/02/02/fierce-competition/feed/0luciebluebirdNew Year’s Heartbreakhttps://luciebluebird.com/2018/01/06/new-years-heartbreak/
https://luciebluebird.com/2018/01/06/new-years-heartbreak/#commentsSat, 06 Jan 2018 10:29:03 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/?p=2035Continue reading New Year’s Heartbreak]]>I took these pics on New Year’s Day. I was feeling a bit down, so I decided to do a blue sort of scene, with a play on words… “Happy Blue Year.” For a lot of reasons, New Year’s is tough for me, but it was more than the usual this year. I just felt in my gut entering 2018 that our beloved pup was unlikely to make it to 2019. He was diagnosed with a heart condition late last summer and the truth is, at one point I didn’t even think we’d get one last autumn and holiday season with him. But we did… and yet, I knew it was probably the last. I did my best to make the most of it.

Unfortunately, I had no idea how right my gut was. His condition took a sudden turn for the worse and Thursday morning we had to say goodbye. We’re heartbroken. I’m shattered and utterly devastated. I don’t know how to do this… to live without my baby here. I know time will help me figure it out but I also know I’ll never be the same. Having to say goodbye was brutal… the coming weeks, months, year will be brutal, too. But never having had him would’ve been worse. He made more than a quarter of my life brighter and better. I’m forever changed by having had him in my life.

I don’t have it in me to do a lot more than explain this, share my pics and list credits. But I wanted to get this posted before it got any further into 2018.

And I made a collage of our baby, which I also wanted to share here.

And on a final note, a song that’s been helping me cope a bit, particularly the quote “hold on to the memories, they’ll hold on to you,” which happens to be the title of the headshot. It appropriately came on the radio as we drove home from the vet Thursday morning, and while I sobbed through it, it was also cathartic somehow. Music is magic for me, so I am using it to get through this, as much as I am able.

]]>https://luciebluebird.com/2018/01/06/new-years-heartbreak/feed/2luciebluebirdBVN Secret Santa Swap!https://luciebluebird.com/2017/12/24/bvnsecretsantaswap/
https://luciebluebird.com/2017/12/24/bvnsecretsantaswap/#respondSun, 24 Dec 2017 09:00:49 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/?p=2030Continue reading BVN Secret Santa Swap!]]>The Blogger & Vlogger Network did a neat twist on the Secret Santa concept for this holiday season. The Secret Santa Swap was an opportunity for bloggers to sign up to blog about a fellow blogger and BVN member.

My recipient was Adalynne Romano (adalynnereed resident in world). Adalynne’s blog is called Graceful Class and Elegant Sass. I’ve been following her for a long time on Flickr, and I think her photos are absolutely stunning. Not only does she do great fashion pics, she’s also fabulous with decor and landscape scenes.

I thought I’d share a few of my favorite pics Adalynne’s done recently.

This is possibly my favorite pic I’ve seen all holiday season by anyone. I just find it utterly adorable. The cozy PJs and slippers and the baking scene are just too cute and I love the lighting and composition.

Next is this wintry outdoor scene, which at a quick glance almost appears to be a real life photo.

Finally, this shot which is elegant and dreamy. The shadows in this scene are gorgeous.

If you’re not already following Adalynne I highly recommend it! She’s also on facebook.

Adalynne, I wish the very happiest of holidays and all the best in 2018!

~Lucie

]]>https://luciebluebird.com/2017/12/24/bvnsecretsantaswap/feed/0luciebluebirdSanta’s Helperhttps://luciebluebird.com/2017/12/23/santas-helper/
https://luciebluebird.com/2017/12/23/santas-helper/#respondSun, 24 Dec 2017 00:36:13 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/?p=2025Continue reading Santa’s Helper]]>Exile has created the cutest little dress that is perfect for being a holiday elf or Mrs. Claus herself. There’s also a hair designed to fit perfectly under its fuzzy hood! The dress is called Santa Baby and comes in 3 color packs. The hair is called Weekender and comes in all of Exile’s usual colors. You’ll find both in the Mainstore. I thought the look was perfect for helping to sell trees on the tree farm by hive I picked up from Tannenbaum. My gorgeous tree is from Half-Deer and you can find it at Collabor88. There are so many colors and styles (I am using the Traditional here), and if you love Christmas as much as I do, I highly recommend the fatpack for L$788. It’s a great deal. My adorable shoes are Ingenue for The Arcade. I also want to point out my reindeer, as he’s from a new store called Mad Match. Right now they only have a Marketplace store, but there are some really cute things and it’s definitely worth checking out.

I am wearing one of LAQ’s recent bento head releases, Scarlet. I love this head. It’s sweet and doll-like. I’m wearing it with the Lola Glam Affair skin applier designed for it that you can find at Kustom 9.

While I’m talking about LAQ, I want to mention that the newest head Neve is on sale for just L$500 through Christmas Eve! So if you need to give a last minute gift or need a new head for yourself or an alt, this is a great opportunity to grab a gorgeous head for an unreal price. I intend to blog that one in the next week or two but I really wanted to make sure to mention it before the sale ended!

To all of you celebrating, I wish you a very Merry Christmas, full of love, goodies and lots of happy memories!

]]>https://luciebluebird.com/2017/12/23/santas-helper/feed/0luciebluebirdPay It Forwardhttps://luciebluebird.com/2017/12/12/pay-it-forward/
https://luciebluebird.com/2017/12/12/pay-it-forward/#respondWed, 13 Dec 2017 06:21:03 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/?p=2019Continue reading Pay It Forward]]>There’s a really great event called Paying It Forward that offers shoppers a chance to buy items that are transfer/no copy to give as gifts. Of course, feel free to buy yourself gifts, too! Since we’re in the gift giving season of the year, this is such a cute idea. Also, if you join the group there are a lot gifts you can grab for yourself, too! I am wearing one of the group gifts, from *Just BECAUSE*, and it’s so adorable. I love sweater dresses, especially when they manage to pull off both cozy and sexy, as I think this one does so well! The poses I used in both pics for this post are from Sari-Sari and you can find them at Tannenbaum, which runs through Christmas. The angles I shot at don’t show it well, but the snowball I’m holding is heart-shaped and there’s also a really cute couple pose that has the same prop. My adorable boots from Reign (called Lorelai, which meant I had to have them, obviously) and they’re also new for Tannenbaum.

If you have blinked, odds are you’ve missed a new bento head release from LAQ. Mallory Cowen has been releasing them like crazy! In this post I am wearing Rebel, which might be my favorite to date. These heads are all OMEGA enabled from the get-go. No need for an extra hud or to buy anything additional! They also have fantastic animations. I thought this playful one made it look like I was catching snowflakes, and unlike the Lucy in Charlie Brown, I never wait for January snowflakes! My necklace is by Cae, and is also at Tannenbaum, as is the manicure I’m wearing from Alme.

I started my month with food poisoning, so I apologize for the delay in posting. The timing really sucked since I was so looking forward to decorating and doing a ton of posts for Christmas, but I’m gonna make the most of the time left in the month!

]]>https://luciebluebird.com/2017/12/12/pay-it-forward/feed/0luciebluebirdAnd all things come to…https://luciebluebird.com/2017/11/25/and-all-things-come-to/
https://luciebluebird.com/2017/11/25/and-all-things-come-to/#respondSun, 26 Nov 2017 03:03:25 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/2017/11/25/and-all-things-come-to/SL Blogger Support: When the SL Blogger Support first started, it was just a little group of people, wanting to get together and starting something new. Bloggers within the community wanted a place within Second Life to talk about blogging, fashion, designers, and everything in between. The group provided an outlet for…]]>

There really aren’t words to articulate how tremendously helpful SL Blogger Support was to me when I was a “young” blogger. I’m so grateful that I got to be part of it and I’ve been proud to be an SLBS Support Team Member for the past couple of years, too. I will miss this group, but I am looking forward to new adventures with the Blogger & Vlogger Network, and I encourage all bloggers & vloggers to sign up!

When the SL Blogger Support first started, it was just a little group of people, wanting to get together and starting something new. Bloggers within the community wanted a place within Second Life to talk about blogging, fashion, designers, and everything in between. The group provided an outlet for all of us to converse and become one. It grew from ten people, to twenty, to fifty, and continued to make changes and gain new people as the years went on.

And with the ever changing face of Second Life – groups, people, events, and all – change. Things come to an end.

On December 1st, the SL Blogger Support will close its doors.

The years have been great – from bringing bloggers together, designers to bloggers, events to showcase their ideas. We’ve supported each other in times of need, gave advice, and even bickered about nothing at all. We’ve watched…

]]>https://luciebluebird.com/2017/11/25/and-all-things-come-to/feed/0luciebluebirdI’m vintage…https://luciebluebird.com/2017/11/23/im-vintage/
https://luciebluebird.com/2017/11/23/im-vintage/#respondThu, 23 Nov 2017 08:49:17 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/?p=2011Continue reading I’m vintage…]]>LAQ has released a brand new head that I am in love with. Vivien is mature, sophisticated and reminds me a bit of Betty White. If you’ve been dying to have a bento head that looks mature, this is your chance! Like all other LAQ heads, Vivien features motion capture animations and they’re gorgeous.

I decided to pair Vivien’s elegance with some vintage items from the 1940s inspired round of Rewind. I’m posing on one of Astralia’s backdrops and wearing a gown by Valentina E. My hair is from Olive and it’s called Lorelai which made me unbelievably happy because, hello Lorelai Gilmore! Anyway, all of these things can be found at Rewind through November 28th. My shoes are new from Gos at the current round of FaMESHed. The Cassie pumps are the first to debut Gos’s new HUDs, which feature three different color packs, including a pack that matches Blueberry’s color palette.

To everyone celebrating today, I wish you a lovely Thanksgiving! Thank you for being here with me.

~Lucie

PS. Please forgive me because this never, ever happens to me but I forgot to write down the pose I was using in the headshot pic.

]]>https://luciebluebird.com/2017/11/23/im-vintage/feed/0luciebluebirdAutumn Brunchhttps://luciebluebird.com/2017/11/11/autumn-brunch/
https://luciebluebird.com/2017/11/11/autumn-brunch/#respondSat, 11 Nov 2017 09:17:41 +0000http://luciebluebird.com/?p=1999Continue reading Autumn Brunch]]>Dust Bunny did a gorgeous brunch gacha set for The Epiphany. I have a bit of an obsession with SL food (I even have a flickr group for it). I just think it adds another layer of realism to SL. My cute, cozy sweater is from Neve and you can grab it at Uber.

I’m wearing the adorable Olivia heels by Ingenue with my cute pleated, plaid skirt that is also from Neve at Uber. I love this sassy bobbed hair that is a new Exile release at the Mainstore. My cute prop pose is a collab between Cubic Cherry and Elephante Poses and you’ll find it at Rewind. The theme for this round is the 40s and there’s lots of awesome glam and cute retro items to be had so be sure to check it out before it ends on November 28th.